UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadio Città del Tricolore - Reggio Emilia Thursday 15 September 2016 US Sassuolo Calcio 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Athletic Club Group F - Matchday 1 Last updated 15/09/2016 19:47CET

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1 US Sassuolo Calcio - Athletic Club Thursday 15 September 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia

Squad list

US Sassuolo Calcio Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Alberto Pomini ITA 17/03/1981 35 ------47 ITA 27/01/1987 29 - 4 - - - 3 - - - 4 - 79 ITA 25/03/1981 35 ------Defenders 5 Luca Antei ITA 19/04/1992 24 - - - - - 3 1 - - - - 13 ITA 20/01/1984 32 - 4 - - - 3 - 2 - 10 - 15 Francesco Acerbi ITA 10/02/1988 28 - 4 - - - 3 - - - 6 - 20 Pol Lirola ESP 13/08/1997 19 - 1 ------1 - 23 Marcello Gazzola ITA 03/04/1985 31 - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - 28 Paolo Cannavaro ITA 26/06/1981 35 - 4 - - - 1 - 30 - 47 - 55 Timo Letschert NED 25/05/1993 23 - 1 ------1 - 98 Claud Adjapong GHA 06/05/1998 18 - - - - - 1 - - - - - Midfielders 4 ITA 12/11/1984 31 - 4 - - - 3 - - - 4 - 6 Lorenzo Pellegrini ITA 19/06/1996 20 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 7 Simone Missiroli ITA 23/05/1986 30 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 8 Davide Biondini ITA 24/01/1983 33 - 4 - - - 2 - - - 4 - 16 Matteo Politano ITA 03/08/1993 23 - 4 1 - - 3 - - - 4 1 22 Luca Mazzitelli ITA 15/11/1995 20 - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 27 Federico Ricci ITA 27/05/1994 22 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 32 Alfred Duncan GHA 10/03/1993 23 - 4 - - - 2 - - - 4 - Forwards 10 Alessandro Matri ITA 19/08/1984 32 - 1 - - - 2 - 13 3 28 5 11 Gregoire Defrel FRA 17/06/1991 25 - 3 2 - - 2 1 - - 3 2 25 ITA 01/08/1994 22 - 4 5 - - 2 2 - - 4 5 90 Antonino Ragusa ITA 27/03/1990 26 - - - - - 2 - - - - - Coach - Eusebio Di Francesco ITA 08/09/1969 47 - 4 - 1 - - - 1 - 5 -

2 US Sassuolo Calcio - Athletic Club Thursday 15 September 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia

Athletic Club Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Gorka Iraizoz ESP 06/03/1981 35 - - - 2 - 47 - 63 - 13 Iago Herrerín ESP 25/01/1988 28 - - - - - 14 - 18 - 26 Kepa Arrizabalaga ESP 03/10/1994 21 - - - 1 - - - - - 32 Unai Simón ESP 11/06/1997 19 ------40 Unai Etxebarria ESP 30/08/1996 20 ------Defenders 2 Eneko Bóveda ESP 14/12/1988 27 - - - 3 - 8 - 9 - 3 Gorka Elustondo ESP 18/03/1987 29 - - - - - 6 1 18 2 4 Aymeric Laporte FRA 27/05/1994 22 - - - 3 - 13 - 23 - 6 Mikel San José ESP 30/05/1989 27 - - - 2 - 25 3 36 6 15 Iñigo Lekue ESP 04/05/1993 23 - - - 1 - 6 - 8 - 16 Xabier Etxeita ESP 31/10/1987 28 - - - - - 12 - 16 - 18 Óscar de Marcos ESP 14/04/1989 27 - - - 3 - 33 6 53 7 24 Mikel Balenziaga ESP 29/02/1988 28 - - - 3 - 9 - 19 - 25 Enric Saborit ESP 27/04/1992 24 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 27 Yerai Alvarez ESP 24/01/1995 21 ------33 Jon ESP 24/05/1998 18 ------36 Unai Nuñez ESP 30/01/1997 19 ------37 Andoni Lopez ESP 05/04/1996 20 ------39 Andoni Fernandez ESP 02/02/1996 20 ------42 Jon Aguirrezabala ESP 31/10/1995 20 ------Midfielders 5 Javier Eraso ESP 22/03/1990 26 - - - 1 - 6 - 9 2 7 Beñat Etxebarria ESP 19/02/1987 29 - - - 3 - 10 2 21 2 8 Ander Iturraspe ESP 08/03/1989 27 - - - 2 - 27 - 42 - 12 Mikel Vesga ESP 08/04/1993 23 - - - 2 - - - - - 14 Markel Susaeta ESP 14/12/1987 28 - - - 2 - 35 8 55 12 17 Mikel Rico ESP 04/11/1984 31 - - - - - 9 - 19 - 19 Sabin Merino ESP 04/01/1992 24 - - - 1 - 8 1 11 2 22 Raúl García ESP 11/07/1986 30 - - - 3 1 51 6 96 14 23 Ager Aketxe ESP 30/12/1993 22 - - - - - 2 - 7 - 30 Urtzi Urzelai ESP 27/04/1995 21 ------31 Iker Undabarrena ESP 18/05/1995 21 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 34 Aitor Seguín ESP 27/02/1995 21 ------38 Gorka Guruzeta ESP 12/09/1996 20 ------Forwards 10 Iker Muniain ESP 19/12/1992 23 - - - 3 - 33 6 47 9 11 Iñaki Williams ESP 15/06/1994 22 - - - 3 - 8 3 9 3 20 Aritz Aduriz ESP 11/02/1981 35 - - - 3 - 23 11 46 19 28 Asier Villalibre ESP 30/09/1997 18 ------29 Iñigo Vicente ESP 06/01/1998 18 ------

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Athletic Club Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA 35 Jurgi ESP 29/08/1996 20 ------41 Iñigo Cordoba ESP 13/03/1997 19 ------Coach - Ernesto Valverde ESP 06/02/1964 52 - 1 - - - 56 - 80 -

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Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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